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Magnitude 4.5 NORTH OF FRANZ JOSEF LAND

Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 22:07:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
  • Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 22:07:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 02:07:37 AM local time at epicenter

    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 86.85N 54.53E
    Depth 26 kilometers
    Region NORTH OF FRANZ JOSEF LAND
    Distances 885 km (550 miles) NNE of Nord, Greenland
    2025 km (1260 miles) N of Murmansk, Russia
    3000 km (1870 miles) N of NUUK (GODTHAB), Greenland
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.7 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=69, Nph=73, Dmin=2773.6 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Erho=7.7 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=97.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID ushvb3

    Earthquake Location

     


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